The Durham Light Infantry detachment which has been carrying out the duty of British Embasyy Guard, left by train last night en route for platoon of the French and Japanese auth-Jorities are tetra rom making. any statement until the negotiations now in progress have been concluded.
During searches carried out now confirmed, pistols and bombs were found me houses inthe French "concession and 13 Chinese were arrested, The Japanese are believed 10. be Jdemanding that the French authorities over the Chinese prisoners to tion after Hongkong. ly not disclosed.
The Durhams, who are being wit drawn in accordance with the British Government's decision to reduce the Ching garrison, marched in full kit, wearing fur caps and heavy reatcoats on account of the cold, through the streets of the Legation Quarter to the station Among those who saw the Durhams off were a number of foreign diplomatic officials and military. oflcers, Reuter.
Bombs and a quantity of petrol iseavered ina house an the ey-Russian Concession, inthe centre of an area occupied by high [Japanese naval authorities.
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